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View article: Mainstreaming biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people in Europe and Central Asia: insights from IPBES to inform the CBD post-2020 agenda
Mainstreaming biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people in Europe and Central Asia: insights from IPBES to inform the CBD post-2020 agenda Open
Recent global and regional assessments of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) show that Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) are under an alarming threat due to the contin…
View article: Exploring complementarity among interdependent pastoral institutions in Mongolia
Exploring complementarity among interdependent pastoral institutions in Mongolia Open
This article combines Aoki’s institutional complementarity concept with actor-centered institutional analysis of action situations to study herder behavior and institutional change in a complex pastoral social–ecological system. Transforma…
View article: Towards ecosystem service assessment: Developing biophysical indicators for forest ecosystem services
Towards ecosystem service assessment: Developing biophysical indicators for forest ecosystem services Open
Forests are specifically relevant for biodiversity and provide a wide range of ecosystem services. However, Europe’s forests and their services are threatened. Temperate, boreal and Mediterranean forests are facing deforestation, fragmenta…
View article: Research note: Spatial planning in Europe and Central Asia – Enhancing the consideration of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Research note: Spatial planning in Europe and Central Asia – Enhancing the consideration of biodiversity and ecosystem services Open
This research note explores opportunities for spatial planning to enhance the consideration of biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) in Europe and Central Asia. We refer to and build on the regional assessment of the Intergovernmental S…
View article: Ensuring a Post-COVID Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss
Ensuring a Post-COVID Economic Agenda Tackles Global Biodiversity Loss Open
Report that explores how governments can help mitigate ecosystem and species loss through their COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans.
View article: Designing a global mechanism for intergovernmental biodiversity financing
Designing a global mechanism for intergovernmental biodiversity financing Open
The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol display a broad international consensus for biodiversity conservation and equitable benefit sharing. Yet, the Aichi biodiversity targets show a lack of progress and thus indica…
View article: Challenges and Opportunities of Aligning Forest Function Mapping and the Ecosystem Service Concept in Germany
Challenges and Opportunities of Aligning Forest Function Mapping and the Ecosystem Service Concept in Germany Open
In the context of considering natural capital in decision-making, the ecosystem services concept is steadily increasing in importance. This also holds for the forest sector in Germany. This development calls for a harmonisation of approach…
View article: Options for governance and decision-making across scales and sectors
Options for governance and decision-making across scales and sectors Open
Chapter 6 of the IPBES regional assessment for Europe and Central Asia explores governance options and institutional arrangements for better consideration of biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people in public and private decision-…
View article: The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia
The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Europe and Central Asia Open
The Regional Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Europe and Central Asia produced by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provides a critical analysis of the …
View article: Towards a <i>National Ecosystem Assessment</i> in Germany: A Plea for a Comprehensive Approach
Towards a <i>National Ecosystem Assessment</i> in Germany: A Plea for a Comprehensive Approach Open
We present options for a National Ecosystem Assessment in Germany (NEA-DE) that could inform decision-makers on the state and trends of ecosystems and ecosystem services. Characterizing a NEA-DE, we argue that its cross-sectoral, integrati…
View article: Towards a national ecosystem assessment in Germany
Towards a national ecosystem assessment in Germany Open
We present options for a National Ecosystem Assessment in Germany (NEA-DE) that could inform decision-makers on the state and trends of ecosystems and ecosystem services. Characterizing a NEA-DE, we argue that its cross-sectoral, integrati…
View article: Decentralization effects in ecological fiscal transfers - the case of Portugal
Decentralization effects in ecological fiscal transfers - the case of Portugal Open
Portugal has a unitary system in which the central government transfers funds to lower government levels for their public functions. In 2007, Portugal introduced Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT), where municipalities receive transfers for…
View article: Promoting nuclear energy to sustain biodiversity conservation in the face of climate change: response to Brook and Bradshaw 2015
Promoting nuclear energy to sustain biodiversity conservation in the face of climate change: response to Brook and Bradshaw 2015 Open
We agree with Brook and Bradshaw (2015) that pragmatic decisions on future energy mixes should be made without prejudice. They assessed different techniques for electricity generation based on a selected number of criteria. Using a multicr…
View article: Ecological Fiscal Transfers in Europe: Evidence-based design options of a transnational scheme
Ecological Fiscal Transfers in Europe: Evidence-based design options of a transnational scheme Open
Ecological Fiscal Transfers (EFT) have recently gained attention as a promising instrument to provide incentives for nature conservation addressing public authorities. In parallel, both the EU and different European countries are exploring…